The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 145: Good at conquest, defeating others without fighting

On the tenth day of the fourth lunar month, Cao Cao led an army of 15, with Li Dian as the vanguard, and the army went to the village under the water.

At that time, the news about Cao Cao's 50 troops led by the Dahan newspapers spread to all parts of the Dahan world.

After the princes from all walks of life heard the news, their situations were different.

Within Ye City at that time.

Seeing the news that Cao Cao led an army of 50 troops to march, Yuan Shao couldn't help feeling a little displeased.

50 million troops!

This Cao Aman really has a skill, and before he knew it, even Yuan Shao himself was a little startled!

Right now, he only occupies the land of three continents, even though he has an army of 50, Yuan Shao can recruit at will.

However, Yuan Shao has never regarded Cao Cao as an opponent comparable to himself.

Now there are business contacts between Yecheng and Xuchang.

In the Yecheng Government Office, although Yuan Shao was a little displeased, he still didn't make any statement after all.

"My lord, Cao Cao is on the rise now, I'll make preparations in the morning!"

Seeing Yuan Shao's gloomy face.

Ju Shou, who was sitting below, immediately followed up with a word of advice.

As soon as he said this, Guo Tu, who would stand up and refute immediately in the past, did not stand up now.

Matters need to be prioritized!
Then, Yuan Shao's counselors turned against each other.

However, Guo Tu is not a fool.

The situation in the world is becoming clearer now.

In this great Han world, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are now dominant in the north.

Although the two are an alliance on the surface, the relationship between the alliance is also fragile and pitiful.

Everyone in the world knows it.

There must be a battle between Yuan and Cao.

If anyone can win, the entire northern border of this big man will be the one who decides.

And occupying the entire northern border of the Han Dynasty is equivalent to occupying half of the world in the Han Dynasty.

At that time, it is still unknown who will dominate the Central Plains!
Perhaps, the change of dynasty will not be far away.

"My lord, this time Cao Cao went west to conquer, but he never asked the lord, so he didn't pay attention to the lord at all!"

Guo Tu said something.

Today's Yuan Shao, no matter how you say it, is the great general of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao is nothing more than Sikong!
According to common sense, even if it is necessary to help the court to fight against rebellion, it is the general who should lead the army to fight against it.

When will it be the turn of a Sikong to lead troops into battle.

"Hmph, Ah Cao deceived me too much!"

Yuan Shao shouted angrily!

Immediately, he decided in his heart to let Yan Liang lead his troops to give Cao Cao a hard time.

"Master is not allowed!"

"This time, my lord should take over the entire Bingzhou first, and when the land of the four states is in his hands, it will not be too late to deal with Cao Cao!"

At this time, Tian Feng suddenly stood up and spoke out.

Yuan Shao couldn't see Cao Cao's ostentatious behavior, but Tian Feng could see it clearly.

Cao Cao's expedition this time, no matter how you say it, is in the name of the Han court.

If Yuan Shao attacked Cao Cao rashly, it would be detrimental to the righteousness of the world.

As Tian Feng spoke in detail, Yuan Shao hesitated.

Yecheng did not discuss whether to take advantage of Cao Cao's westward advance to teach the other party a lesson, but the result was not discussed immediately.

Hanoi on the other side.

Inside Zhang Yang's mansion at this moment.

Lu Bu and Zhang Yang sat facing each other, and the two of them sat and drank wine. On the table was also a Dahan newspaper from Xuchang.

"Brother, this time Cao Mengde marched westward with an army of 50, and my brother felt very little panic!"

Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, was a little panicked!

Cao Cao is currently advancing westward, although there is no drive to enter Hanoi.

But for this, his mood is really not very good.

Originally, he also just wanted to refuse to defend Hanoi and be a small prince in peace and stability.

But the situation in this world can no longer tolerate his thinking like this.

After all, the territory of Hanoi is between Yuan and Cao.

Bingzhou, where Lu Bu fled before, was assisted by him from the beginning, which made it possible for Lu Bu to operate in Bingzhou safely after returning to Bingzhou.

Today, the emperor has put Bingzhou under the command of Yuan Shao in name.

This time Lu Bu was in Bingzhou, and he did not have little friction with Yuan Shao.

In addition, he has been helping each other, so it is still stable.

However, Cao Cao went west!
Once the entire Guanzhong Sili area is really occupied.

Then in the next step, he will truly be the person sandwiched between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

The situation at that time.

No matter what Zhang Yang thought, he couldn't think of any way out.

"Hmph! Cao Mengde, it's just mediocre!"

Lu Bu in front of him snorted coldly, Cao Cao was not in his eyes.

When he attacked Yanzhou, if he hadn't met that guy, Cao Cao would have seen what he is now.

Perhaps, he should be the one who occupies the territory of the two states.

Lu Bu was furious, and took another sip from the wine cup in his hand.

Seeing Lu Bu like this, Zhang Yang raised his head and glanced at him.

He stretched out his hand to stop Lu Bu's hand from continuing to pour wine into his mouth.

"Brother, I have seen my brother's complexion in recent days, he is quite haggard, why did brother become like this?"

"Brother, this time, he is no longer the warm waiter who is famous all over the world in my memory!"

Seeing Lu Bu's decadent appearance, Zhang Yang was somewhat helpless.

When Lu Bu lived in Hanoi as a guest at the beginning, he was afraid of him.

But when Lu Bu fled to Bingzhou, he had to help him.

Now the two are supporting each other, but the state of Lu Bu in front of him makes Zhang Yang a little helpless.

Since Yanzhou fled to Bingzhou, it seems that Lu Bu is no longer the warm prince of Megatron Guanzhong princes.

Seeing Zhang Yang holding his arm, Lu Bu ignored it and raised his arm to drink.

He exerted some force in his hand, but the situation he imagined to prevent Zhang Yang did not appear.

Zhang Yang also seemed a little surprised, but his eyes soon understood.

Lu Bu in front of him is still the same person.

However, his body and spirit were haggard, and his whole body's energy and energy had already dissipated.

"I!"

"What's wrong with me?"

Lu Bu was a little startled. As soon as he tried his best, Zhang Yang pressed down on his arm, and he subconsciously couldn't lift it up.

After regaining his senses, he made a secret effort to push Zhang Yang away.

"Brother!"

Zhang Yang shouted, this time he invited Lv Bu over, and planned to discuss how to deal with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao together.

Who would have thought that after Lu Bu came over, he just kept drinking and didn't have the slightest opinion.

Perhaps, he shouldn't pin his hopes on the other party.

"Is there a mirror?"

Lu Bu, who was stunned for a while, came back to his senses, and suddenly asked Zhang Yang.

The latter paused, and beckoned someone to bring a bronze mirror.

Lu Bu raised his eyes and looked into the mirror.

The portrait reflected in front of him was a little strange, as if he didn't know him at all.

The sunken eye sockets were a little black, and there was no trace of the past on his body.

Lu Bu was a little shocked!

who is this?

it's me?

How could I be so haggard!
Subconsciously, Lu Bu instinctively wanted to pick up the wine cup and take a sip into his mouth.

It's just that Zhang Yang sighed at the side.

Hearing the sound, Lu Bu paused.

He looked at the wine cup in his hand again.

"Ah, wine!"

"Damn it, how did I become like this!"

"Brother!" Zhang Yang shook his head.

How did you become like this, you should be clear in your heart!

Yuan Shao was busy ruling the three continents, and the pressure on Lu Bu in the past two years was not too strong after all.

Even later, Yuan Shao only made progress slowly.

However, Lu Bu also seemed to give up, and the land of the state has gradually shrunk since then.

Now, half of them have fallen into Yuan Shao's hands.

But Lu Bu seemed to be used to it.

"Brother, do you still remember the past ambitions?"

Zhang Yang asked a question.

Lu Bu responded in his mind, as if he had told someone.

Now that we are born in troubled times, as a man, how can we not have great ambitions.

To be a prince, one must be the strongest prince, just like the overlord of Western Chu at the end of Qin Dynasty.

After recovering, Lu Bu paused, and then glanced at the wine cup in his hand.

For about a while.

The wine cup in his hand was suddenly smashed to the ground by Lu Bu.

Zhang Yang next to him was a little surprised!

At this time, Lu Bu stood up again.

"It's just a defeat, but as a brother, I still miss it to this day!"

"In the past two years, brother has been intoxicated by the drunken crowd all day long. I never thought that I would be so hurt by the drunkenness!"

"Starting today, quit drinking for my brother!"

These words were powerful and forceful, and Zhang Yang showed a happy expression.

This is the famous Wenhou Lu Bu who shook the world back then.

As long as Lu Bu can regain his confidence, with Lu Bu's help, he might not be able to compete with Cao Cao.

……

Huainan, Shouchun.

"cut!"

"Cao Ah has a lot of prestige from that kid!"

"Who does he think he is when he crusades against Buchen?"

Regarding the news in the Dahan newspaper, Yuan Shu just glanced at it, and then casually put it aside.

Today's Yuan Shu, with Sun Ce under his command, has been fighting abroad.

Except for the land of Jingzhou, most of the whole south has been controlled by him.

A quarter of this world has already fallen into his Yuan Shu's hands. If that concubine's territory is added, their Yuan family will have more than half of the Han world.

Since this year, someone under Yuan Shu has advised that the man's destiny is already weak.

The prophecies of the year have already shown a tendency to be somewhat verified.

Some people say that the fate of the great man has been tilted to the Yuan family.

Yuan Shu was extremely excited when he heard this.

If it falls on the Yuan family, it must be realized on him.

As for the Shuzi in the north, Yuan Shu didn't take him into his heart at all.

The current Yuan Shu is full of plans for when to replace the world of this big man.

So what about Cao Cao's westward advance?
Yuan Shu didn't care!

He believed that once he ascended to the supreme position, the whole world would surely submit to his Yuan family.

Even Cao Cao would kneel in front of him if he thought about it in the future.

……

Yuan Shu was dreaming, secretly planning when to replace the Han court.

It is next to Liu Biao of Jingzhou on the other side.

At this time, he has already received a letter from Wancheng.

The news of Cao Cao's westward march is known all over the world, and Liu Biao naturally knows it too.

What is the name of the emperor.

It's just Cao Cao's method of coercing the emperor to command the princes. What's the difference between him and the original Dong Zhuo.

Now that the princes of the world have not raised troops to attack each other, it is nothing more than that the situation in the world today is fundamentally different from that in those days!
The original Eighteenth Route princes were nominally prefects of a county, and some were not even prefects.

But now, among the princes in the world, which one is not the prince who acts on a continent.

Interests have changed!

After receiving the news from Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao intends to send troops to help Zhang Xiu. After all, Jingzhou and Zhang Xiu are still one.

He regards the other party as a barrier to the north, so naturally it is impossible to ignore it.

It's just that this Jingzhou matter is not something that he can decide alone.

The aristocratic family below was constrained, and this matter dragged on for several days.

Liu Biao's teeth itched in anger, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, these aristocratic families only have their own interests in their eyes.

After all, Wancheng is Wancheng, and Jingzhou is Jingzhou. Cao Cao only marched west this time, and did not explicitly say that he wanted to attack Jingzhou.

Since it will not harm their interests.

These aristocratic families have no plans to help Zhang Xiu.

After all, when wars are fought in this era, they are all fought with real swords and guns. Those who are born are all members of the aristocratic family, and those who are lost are all from their own family.

Even if he wins, how much can he hurt Cao Cao?
But also to fight against Cao Cao for no reason!
This is of no benefit to the family.

As for losing, it was Wancheng who lost, even if Cao Cao was eyeing Jingzhou by then.

At that time, there were still choices that their aristocratic families could make.

……

When Cao Cao camped by the Feishui River, most of the world's princes did not react much.

"Duke Ming, I see that Wancheng's armaments are lax!"

"In this battle, the enemy seems to have no intention of fighting!"

Inside the tent, Xun You smiled at Cao Cao.

Today, when setting up the village, Xun You raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Wancheng, only to see that the gates of the other side's city were closed tightly, and there were no business travelers around the city.

And on the city wall, there are only slightly slack soldiers.

Looking at this posture, he understood that Zhang Xiu probably had the intention of surrendering in his heart.

However, how to surrender, the other party is still making a decision in his mind.

After Xun You finished speaking, Cheng Yu beside him also nodded.

The current situation is not complicated, as long as you have a clear eye, you can see it clearly.

Cao Cao naturally understood.

So he was not in a hurry, this time he had gone to inform Zhang Xiu to make Kaesong surrender.

The Art of War said.

Subduing others without fighting is the best policy!

To win without fighting is naturally the best thing.

In war, after all, there will be losses.

"This time the envoy has already entered Wancheng, I will wait for that Zhang Xiu to descend from the city!"

……

Cao Cao was not in a hurry, but Zhang Xiu, who was in Wancheng, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot at the moment.

He had already asked Jia Xu for his opinion in the previous episode.

The other party's intention is very clear, for the current plan, there is only one way to surrender.

There is no other better choice.

Zhang Xiu was a little hesitant, and couldn't make up his mind after returning to his mansion.

However, Zhang Xiu didn't know that he had no other choice until now when Cao Cao approached the city with 15 troops.

It has been several days since I sent a request for help to Liu Biao.

In Jingzhou, there has never been a clear trend of sending troops to help.

In such a situation, Zhang Xiu naturally understood that under such a situation, Jingzhou seemed to have completely given up on itself.

He had no other choice but to surrender.

Now the envoy sent by Cao Cao has entered Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu asked him to entertain him politely.

The time left for him is running out.

"Mr. Wenhe, I know that Wancheng has no other choice now!"

Zhang Xiu's face was a little ugly, he paused and continued.

"However, if you just serve Cao Cao like this, Cao Cao won't pay attention to us in this situation!"

"The situation in the future is still unknown!"

In the final analysis, surrender is fine, but what Zhang Xiu would like to know about Cao Cao's treatment after surrendering.

Just surrendering the city like this, he himself couldn't think of any good treatment Cao Cao could give him.

I'm afraid that after he goes to Xuchang, he can arrange a casual job at random, which is probably the case.

If this is the case, wouldn't it be frustrating.

In such a situation, it would be better to have a battle with Cao Cao in Kaesong. Even if he lost in the end and became a prisoner, he would be convinced in his heart.

After all, Zhang Xiu felt a little reconciled.

Hearing his words, Jia Xu looked up at Zhang Xiu.

The kid in front of him treats him like an elder, and he more or less wants to get some benefits for Zhang Xiumou.

Even surrendering makes a huge difference.

Active and passive, the treatment is naturally different.

Taking a risk and surrendering is not the same.

Now there is no natural danger in Wancheng, so it can't be said that it refused to surrender.

What's more, the opponent's army is approaching the city, and they seem to have only one way to passively surrender.

However, if you think about it in another direction, it is actually much simpler.

If Zhang Xiu wants to get good treatment, as long as Zhang Xiu shows his ability, Cao Cao will naturally not ignore it.

Surrendering under such circumstances, Cao Cao's treatment will naturally not be bad.

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu, and then pointed out.

"General, surrender must be surrendered, but it can be done in another way!"

"The general only needs to show his ability this time, so that the people of the world will see him. If he wants to come, Cao Cao will not ignore the general. At that time, if the general surrenders again, Cao Cao will definitely give the general a heavy responsibility!"

Jia Xu pointed out casually, and his words were direct and clear.

Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect to have such a choice.

"Oh, please Mr. Wen He teach me!"

……

On that day, after Zhang Xiu invited Cao Cao's envoy to the main hall of the Wancheng Government Office, he told the other party frankly.

He said that he had admired Duke Cao for a long time, and he had never felt disobedient to the court.

This time, Cao Gong, the one who got it, wanted to raise the city and bring his soldiers and horses to surrender.

But his soldiers and horses were all his uncle Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses before. Although he has the right to lead, he still has to give these subordinates an explanation.

This time, the whole city can be surrendered.

But he wanted to take this opportunity to fight against the generals under Cao Gong, which can be regarded as an explanation for his soldiers and horses.

In the final analysis, if you want me, Zhang Xiu, to surrender, it’s okay, but you, Cao Cao, should also express it directly.

Even he doesn't mind showing his ability in front of Cao Cao.

On that day, the envoy brought back Zhang Xiu's original words.

The crowd of Cao Jun's big tent.

After Cao Cao heard Zhang Xiu's request, he was not too surprised.

It is normal for the other party to surrender and negotiate.

If he surrendered without asking for anything, Cao Cao would feel a little worried.

After learning about Zhang Xiu's request, Cao Cao couldn't help but glanced at Xun You and Cheng Yu beside him.

"What do you guys think?"

(End of this chapter)